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Graphic Card update

Snippy

Posted 25 July 2007 - 03:13 PM

Snippy

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Hello ,

I'm looking for a new Graphics card fro my brothers pc. It is a PCI-E slot and our budget is at $170. I was looking at a Nvidea 8600 Card. Is that any good? And also I was wonderingif that card would run the upcoming PC game, Gear Of War, for PC.

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james_8970

Posted 25 July 2007 - 04:05 PM

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Sorry, but it really is an awful card, the base DX10 card I can recommend is the 8800GTS 320mb version.

The card I recommend is the followinghttp://www.newegg.co...N82E16814131055It's 200$ but after the rebate it's 160$. It's a fast card which will not overheat because of the excellent cooler that is attached and should run quiter when compared to other models.James

Snippy

Posted 25 July 2007 - 05:46 PM

james_8970

Posted 25 July 2007 - 05:48 PM

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I just noticed your current graphics card in your specs, unless you can afford a 8800GTS 320mb card or more, don't bother upgrading, your card is still quite good. The 8600GT would be a down step from your current card.
James

james_8970

Posted 26 July 2007 - 11:29 AM

Guest_MarkN_*

Posted 26 July 2007 - 11:56 AM

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Definately go for the 8800gts, the rebate incuded brings it into your price range and I believe it will pretty much run anything, depending on the candy settings. I have that card, it is factory clocked at 576Mhz and runs BF2, which is a very demanding game. It runs the game without any problems. Try to go for the 8800Gts if you can..also try different drivers, some work better than others, the latest update did not perform better thean the previous one I had. It also runs my Call of Duty 2 perfectly. I also favor NewEgg as they generally beat competitors prices, and are a very good company to deal with.

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Guest_MarkN_*

Posted 28 July 2007 - 12:34 PM

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Yeah you are right I thought James link brought me to s 8800gts for 199 minus the 30 dollar rebate. I was wrong. So don't take my suggestion. I will research alittle more for you in the 170 range. Sorry.

Snippy

Posted 01 August 2007 - 12:22 PM

SOORENA

Posted 01 August 2007 - 03:28 PM

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Im not sure if your CPU is socket AM2 it might be Socket 939 you have to check there are two versions of the CPU, and if it is AM2 then yes the processor is compatible. I only mentioned the XTX because I thought you know that its one of the top Graphic cards in performance. HERE'S a link.